We all know the verse… we’ve heard it so many times. But…. are we really letting the meaning sink into our hearts and living it out?

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:31-34

Seek FIRST His kingdom and His righteousness! This is where we often miss the mark…. we seek everything else first, THEN see if there’s time left over for Jesus. However, the Bible tells us this just won’t do…. not anymore than it would for us. Jesus should come first for us and everything else come in at second. After all, that’s what He gave us when He lived a sinless life for us then was willing to die so we could be forgiven for our sins. He put us and our needs first.

We are called His bride and surely a bride wouldn’t look at her groom and think… “Yeah, I’ll get to you later… first I need to watch this tv show.” Or think, “Yeah maybe after I work then I’ll try to see if I feel like spending some time with you.” No, a bride would never do this to her groom that she loves. So, why is it that we think it’s okay to do this with Jesus Christ, our Savior? This is something that is so NOT okay. Yet it happens all over the world every single day by millions, billions, of people that, if asked, would claim that they are a Christian and love Jesus. That just should not be so.

Jesus lived a perfect life and died FOR US. Surely, we can give Him attention and seek Him first in our daily lives.